LIFE recently asked Amanda Cain, the National Hockey League's first Black female photographer, to curate some of her favorite photos from our archive. To see her selections—and to learn more about her!—check out: grafikAmanda SanJoseSharks
and select a handful of her favorite hockey photos, all of which come from the old days when the NHL only had six teams and players rarely wore helmets. “Before this I hadn’t really looked back at older photos from the 1960’s and earlier, and as I was looking through the Life.com archive I discovered some really neat images which caught my eye,” she said.
Jacques Plante in 1959, when the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens became the first player to wear a mask regularly; he turned to the mask to protect his injured nose.“This photo tells the story of Jacques Plante, the first goalie to regularly wear a mask—which he began doing in 1959 to protect his injured nose. In this picture I like the way his masks are situated in the background.
These young hockey players in New York City used roller skates in their version of the game but still looked at ice skates with admiration, 1951.“The character of this photo is truly amazing. The reflections in the glass, the fact that you can see the figure skate in the window—it makes for a great scene. There is so much creative chaos. I would love to know what these young hockey players are saying to each other.
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